Turning the corner

2010 is here, which means it's time for a quick look back and a long, excited look forward.

Looking back, I had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's, both spent in New Hampshire with Ellen. We spent Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's together for the first time this year; I am looking forward to many, many more! We also made a whirlwind tour of the East Coast, stopping in Needham, Greenwich, Chappaqua and New York City to see family, friends and college roommates.

Looking forward, I am now one third of the way through my paramedic program, and nearly halfway through the classroom portion (the final two months of the program are comprised of the field internship, where you work in the field as a baby paramedic). Since August, I have learned how to intubate, start IVs and interpret EKGs, along with assorted other skills like use of an opthalmoscope and needle cricothyrotomy. The program has been extremely worthwhile so far, everything I'd hoped and more.

I don't really do New Year's resolutions anymore myself, but I always like hearing what other people have chosen to do or stop doing. Anyone make an exciting resolution this year?

Happy New Year!